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It's hard to believe, but it has nearly been a month since I was gifted with a subscription to this wonderful website I hold so close to my heart.

I would be remiss if I didn't share this gift by featuring some of the artists that are near and dear to my heart.

Friends, you are loved. This is for you.



I love this picture so much. Reminiscent of fairy tales long past, this photograph of a road dares us to dream, to remember, and to imagine what lies ahead; unseen but tempting us to wonder what it could be.



This greying landscape speaks to me in ways that make me mildly uncomfortable with the world around me. The perceived haze at the bottom of a chain link fence evokes to me an image of a world damaged, while the puddle's reflection and the bright white staircase speak of a cleaner world, where the building reflected isn't grey and decaying, but bold and new; a reminder of mankind's aspirations to climb higher.



I cannot get enough of this photograph. The clarity of the lens combined with the flash's rays PERFECTLY filling the photo and directing attention to Brooks' eerily defined eye and smile are contrasted with the nearly tangled arrangement of his fingers. They freak me out and make me smile all at once.




Caitlin has a variety of work in her gallery, all of which is excellently done. However, as I browsed, these two pieces kept drawing me back to them. Individually, they're both excellent works. The top piece is a must-see in full-view. The clarity of the inner bit of the dandelion head is breathtaking, and so are the details on each individual seed. The bottom work is a brilliant study on line and form. Together, they're so much more. The motion of the stem in both pieces is perfectly complemented by the lack of alignment between the photos. I highly recommend viewing these pieces in her gallery, as the alignment there is so much better than the one here.


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Brent's surrealistic landscape of a person wandering the pages of a book has inspired me in more ways than I had realized. The drawing is beautiful in it's simplicity. The starkness of the black on white is filled by the imagination of the viewer and their particular inclination towards a certain bit of literature. Brent rarely updates, but his gallery is spectacular, and worth a look.



I very much enjoy this illustration of a bit from "Mostly Harmless". The script on the matchbook is fantastically elegant, and the vogon's hand looks so plausible. Each illustration is separate and unique, and yet they come together to form a greater whole. The layout is superb and very well suited to this kind of design.



Cindy has always had a gift for capturing emotions.Silent acceptance and bitter resignation are portrayed in the cold harsh greys of Scooter's face, and the blue stars subtly sit on his arms, suggesting that maybe hope isn't too far off.



The colors of this just leap off the page. The thick black lines suggest stained glass, or some other kind of window work. In fact, I'd love to see this translated to a stained glass piece. I know this lovely lady solely because of the intarwebs, and for that I am very grateful.



And that's all, folks. If I've forgotten someone, which I'm nearly sure I have...please don't be offended. It's late, I'm tired, and I had given up halfway through when I accidentally closed the tab.

Please go visit these pieces of art, and the fine folks' galleries.
They are very pretty

Sooooo
Thanks to and , I have a month subscription to deviantart!
AHHH THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH.

This means, that, for month, I have access to sooo many awesome things. Things like polls, a shoutbox, my very own forum, CSS areas for the journal, and the ability to be a beta tester! Which means that I get to try out (drum roll, please!) the new dA profiles!
And lemme tell ya...this new profile layout is BALLIN'!

So many boxes! So much to customize! SO MUCH LOVE.

Please stop by my profile and take a gander. Admire it.
And then sit, anticipating the release to the public.

And now I'm going to make a poll, just because I can!

The fall semester is drawing to a close...finally!
It's so weird...I feel like it's been ages since I last wrote a journal; and yet, I feel like the semester started yesterday.
So weird!

So, as of today, I am officially a graphic design major!
We'll see how this goes.
Hopefully, this is the major I need to be in for some kind* of career I will enjoy.

Also, life is going well... I've begun to blog here krysteikawaii.blogspot.com/ about all things geeky and nerdy.

The boy is doing well; but I miss him terribly!

And tonight, I was approached by a guy who works with Beaumont's roller derby league.
Because I can skate, apparently

Whoooo! So I'm thinking about that; would love to do it...It'd be tons of fun.

Aaand yup. Oh, and because I'm a graphic design major, that means I will actually have to DO art. So I'll probably have actual things to upload inthe spring


*Interesting side note...i started to type "knife" instead of "kind". Weirdness.

Hello, internet!
Its been so long since I've told you all about my life!
I am a terrible friend to you!

But, honestly, I've been super busy.
My classes actually assign homework this semester...and its not easy. Southeast Texas has been hit by two hurricanes, so we were out of school for about 2 weeks total; which seems to make the teachers think they should give us MORE homework...

Since August, I've gotten in three car accidents...all of them my fault. In August, about 4 days before my birthday, I rearended a truck...well, since its texas, i just rearended his trailer hitch. (AKA HIS TRUCK WAS HUGE!)...so his truck was ok, and it was just my minivan that was messed up. Magenta (the van) was in the shop for just over a month...got out just in time to evacuate for Ike! And then last week, while switching lanes to avoid hitting an idiot in an escalade, I hit an 18 wheeler. Yikes, amirite? And then yesterday, a full week after I sent Magenta back to the shop, I somehow didnt see a car yesterday, and pulled out in front of it....so I got the citation. In Mom's car. With Mom, Jordan, and Jordan's girlfriend inthe car. Aaaand Dad was still in the Valley...which left us with no car.
Today Mom got a rental, and the autoshop is still waiting on parts for my car.

Yup. Busy.

Fortunately, the nearly two week break we had for Ike let me reconnect with the artsyness that i love so dearly. Actually drew stuff...I'll upload it if I can ever remember to. Been making alot of wallpapers...and when i remember whose brushes i used, i'll upload those too.

Soo..yeah. Keep me in your prayers